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I am writing this letter because of my dismay with a few members of the Luzerne County Council. I feel there are some who are shrinking their responsibilities with the constant bickering and attitudes toward other members. You have one member who sits there with his arms crossed throughout the meeting. This body language tells me that he is not interested, except when he had the opportunity to criticize Mr. Lawton. I realize that their are 11 different personalities, while you don’t have to like one another you do need to get the job done that we elected you to do. There are members on the LCC who genuinely seem to want to better Luzerne County.

Luzerne County has some enormous problems. Yet, we haven’t solved the “chicken issue.” Talking with other county residents I find that they are as dismayed as I am. I also realize at each meeting you have a few members of the public who bring nothing but criticism and ridicule with them. They are unproductive and waste time. They do not bring anything useful to the table, and this hinders the council from moving forward.

You need to put personalities aside and work together and respect the man you hired and county manager. And, make Luzerne County a better place to live. We have changed the form of the government but not the problems.

Wayne Wallace

Hanover Township

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